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Royal monumental inscription (MDP 11, pl. 001-011)

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A long royal/monumental text published in Mémoires de la Délégation en Perse 11, machine-drafted in full.

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DesignationMDP 11, pl. 001-011
Museum no.Sb 08833
CollectionLouvre Museum, Paris, France
LanguageElamite
PeriodOld Akkadian
GenreOfficial or display
ProvenienceSusa (mod. Shush)
Findspot32.1895, 48.2569
CDLI no.P480691
SourceCuneiform Digital Library Initiative — CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Lines326 (326 with machine English)
FontNotoSansCuneiform (generic face, any period), by Google / Monotype Design Team (Noto project)

Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-08-07, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.

LineATFCuneiformEnglish (machine draft)
obverse column 1
1[ha-ap]-ti#?··𒁲of the lips
2{d#}[bi]-ni-kir#·𒉌𒄫For Banikir
3{d}ba-ha ki-ki-ip·𒄩 𒆠𒆠𒅁Baa, the kikip priest
4{d}hu-ba-an·𒉿𒁹uban
5{d}a-ba4#𒁕𒉿For Aba
6{d}zi-it·𒀉Zit
7{d}na-hi-ti·𒄭𒁲Naiti,
8{d}nin-szuszin·𒈹𒂞For Ninuina
9{d}si#-mu#-ut·𒄭𒌓of Simut
0[{d}]si#-ir-na-bi2#-ir·𒄈𒈾𒁉𒄈Sin-nbir
11[{d}]hu#-sa·𒊓For usa
12[{d}]ug#-gab-na·𒃮𒈾For Uggabna
13[{d}]im#-it#-[ki]·𒀉·of Imitki
14[{d}x]-x-(x)·×·For the god
15[{d}]tul#-la-at#·𒆷𒀜for Tullat
16[{d}]hu-ur-bi·𒋺𒁉urbi
17[{d}]hu-ut-ra#-[an]·𒌓𒅆·utran
18[{d}nin-urta]··For Ninurta
19[{d}si]-a-szum·𒁕·of Si’aum
20[{d}]ma-si#-at#·𒁍𒀜of the goddess Madt
21{d}nin-kar-ak#·𒋼𒀀𒀝For Ninkarak
22{d}na-ru14-de3·𒊒𒁲of Narude
23{d}gu#-[(x)]-gu#-mu-uk-ti-ir··𒄖𒄭𒊌𒁲𒄈Gumuktir
24{d}hu-um-ga5-at·𒌝𒂵𒀜umgat
25{d}ru-hu-isz#-na#·𒊑·𒈾Runa
26{d#}ru#-hu#-sa#-[ak]·𒊑𒊓·Rusak
27[{d}...]-x·×For the god
obverse column 2
1[{d}...]·For the god
2[{d}...]·For the god
3{d#}ni-ar-zi-na·𒅈𒉈𒈾For Niarzina
4{d}la-am3-ba-ni·𒀀𒀭𒉿𒉌For Lamma-bani,
5{d}kir-PI-si-ir·𒉿𒁍𒄈Kir-PIsir
6{d}hu-ur-ba-hi-ir·𒋺𒉿𒄭𒄈Hur-bair
7{d}asz2-ha-ra·𒄩𒅆For Aara
8{d}ni-tu-ti-ir·𒂅𒁲𒄈Nitutir
9{d}ti-u2-uk·𒌋𒊌Ti’uk
10[{d}]si#-im-it#-sa#-ra-ar#·𒅎𒀉𒊓𒅆𒅈Simit-sarar
11{d}[...]·For the god
12[{d}]su#-[si]-ib#?-ba··𒅁𒉿Susibba
13[ni-ka tah]-ah-asz2#·𒅗 ·𒄴𒀸your own command
14na#-bi2#-ip𒈾𒁉𒅁Nabip
15gi#-ri-ip𒄀𒊑𒅁reed basket
16zu-ki-ip𒀸𒆠𒅁to break, break
17{d}na-hi-ti·𒄭𒁲Naiti,
18ha-ti-ir zu-kir𒄩𒁲𒄈 𒀸𒄫the one who removes the incantation
19{d}nin-szuszin·𒈹𒂞For Ninuina
20hu-ur#-[tu-ur]𒊑𒋺··hurtur
21zu-kir#𒀸𒄫(a kind of insect)
22{d}si-a#-[szum]·𒁕·of Si’aum
23[{d}]na-ap#-[ir]·𒀊·Napir
24[{d}]na#-ru14-de3·𒊒𒁲To Narude
25gi#-da#-ar zu-kir#𒄀𒁕𒅈 𒀸𒄫reed mat for slinging
26[...]·....
27[...]·....
obverse column 3
1[...]·....
2[...]·....
3si#-im#-[it]𒁍𒅎·(a kind of profession)
4a-ga-[de3{ki}]𒁕𒂵·of Agade
5in?-gi tu#-[un]𒅔𒄀 𒂅·he has repaid
6usz-hi#-[u3-ri]𒍑𒄭··he smote
7si-im-[it]𒁍𒅎·(a kind of profession)
8PI-il-[bi-ti]𒉿𒅋··PI-ilbiti
9ni-gi#-[si-ba-an]𒉌𒄀·𒉿·Nigisiban
10bi-ti-[ir]𒁉𒁲·he dedicated it.
11na-ra-am-[{d}suen]-ni-ra#𒈾𒅆𒄠·𒉌𒅆Naram-Sin
12[bi]-ti#-it·𒁲𒀉he conquered
13u3-ri𒌋𒊑he brought.
14lut-ti-ir𒂁𒁲𒄈let me live.
15na-ra-am-{d}suen-ni-ra#𒈾𒅆𒄠·𒉌𒅆Naram-Sin
16lut-ti-ir𒂁𒁲𒄈let me live.
17u3#-ri𒌋𒊑he brought.
18li#-e11𒇷𒇯𒁺may he bring.
19lut li#-e11𒂁 𒇷𒇯𒁺he may go out.
20hu#-ur#-tu2𒊑𒋺𒂅(a kind of flying insect)
21da-ri2#-ip𒁕𒊑𒅁Erip
22na-ra-am-{d}suen#-ib-ba𒈾𒅆𒄠·𒅁𒉿Naram-Sin-ibba
23[ni]-gi-si-ba-an·𒄀𒁍𒉿𒁹Nigisiban
24bi#-ti#-ir#𒁉𒁲𒄈he dedicated it.
25[na-ra-am]-{d}suen-[ni-ra]·𒅆····Naram-Sin
obverse column 4
1[bi-ti-ir]·𒁲·he created
2[u3-ri]··he brought.
3[lut-ti-ir]·𒁲·let me live.
4[na-ra-am-{d}suen-ni-ra]·𒅆𒄠·𒉌·Naram-Sin
5[lut-ti-ir]·𒁲·let me live.
6[u3-ri]··he brought.
7[li-e11]··may he bring.
8[lut li-e11]· 𒇷·let him go out.
9[hu-ur-tu2]·𒋺·(a kind of insect)
10[da-ri2-ip]·𒊑·(a kind of profession)
11[na-ra-am-{d}suen-ib-ba]·𒅆𒄠·𒅁·Naram-Sin-ibba
12[ni-gi-si-ba-an]·𒄀𒁍𒉿·Nigisiban
13[...]·....
14[...]-in𒅔...-in
15[pu-ti]-ik?-ra?··𒅅𒅆he entrusted
16[in]-gi tu-un·𒄀 𒂅𒌦he has repaid
17[a]-gi·𒄀agi
18usz#-hi-u3-ri𒍑𒄭𒌋𒊑he smote,
19PI#-il-bi-ti𒉿𒅋𒁉𒁲PI-ilbiti
20de3#-pi-ir𒁲𒉿𒄈(a kind of profession)
21[a-ga-de3]{ki}·𒂵·of Agade
22ha-ap#-[hu]𒄩𒀊·(a kind of insect)
23in-ri#? [...]𒅔𒊑Inri...
24[na-bi2-ip]·𒁉·he smote
25[(...)]·...
obverse column 5
1[zu-ki-ip]·𒆠·to cut off
2[{d}na-hi-ti]·𒄭·Naiti
3[ha-ti-ir zu-kir]·𒁲𒄈 𒀸·the one who removes the inscription
4[{d}nin-szuszin]··For Ninuina
5[hu-ur-tu-ur]·𒋺𒂅·a kind of flying insect
6[zu-kir]··(a kind of insect)
7[{d}si-a-szum]·𒁕·To Siaum
8[{d}na-ap-ir]·𒀊·Nebuchadnezzar
9[{d}na-ru14-de3]·𒊒·To Narude
10[gi-da-ar zu-kir]·𒁕𒅈 𒀸·reed basket for a banquet
11[esz-hi-u3-ri]·𒄭𒌋·(a kind of profession)
12[su-de3-it]·𒁲·he caused to die
13sa-[de3-it]𒊓··a saditu
14[ba-la-ni]·𒆷·Balani
15in-[ri]𒅔·he built.
16hu-da#-ra#𒊑𒁕𒅆to uda
17PI-il-ga-ni𒉿𒅋𒂵𒉌PI-ilgani,
18su-de3-it𒆸𒁲𒀉to be abandoned,
19sa-de3-it𒊓𒁲𒀉a sade
20hu-da-ra𒊑𒁕𒅆to uda
21ha-ap-hu#𒄩𒀊𒊑(a kind of insect)
22gu2-li#-ir#𒄘𒇷𒄈(a kind of profession)
23na#-ra-am-{d}suen𒈾𒅆𒄠·Naram-Sin
24[ir] me-ri#· 𒅗𒊑......
25[pu]-bi2#-szu-ra·𒁉𒊒𒅆I made for him
26[ir in]-gi· ·𒄀... of Ingi
27[ha-ni]-in#··𒅔he fashioned.
28na-[bi2-ip]𒈾··he smote.
obverse column 6
1[gi-ri-ip]·𒊑·reed basket
2[zu-ki-ip]·𒆠·to cut off
3[{d}na-hi-ti]·𒄭·Naiti
4[ha-ti-ir zu-kir]·𒁲𒄈 𒀸·the one who removes the inscription
5[{d}nin-szuszin]··For Ninuina
6[hu-ur-tu-ur]·𒋺𒂅·a kind of flying insect
7[zu-kir]··(a kind of insect)
8[{d}si-a-szum]·𒁕·To Siaum
9[{d}na-pi-ir]·𒉿·Napir
10[{d}na-ru14-de3]·𒊒·To Narude
11[gi-da-ar zu-kir]·𒁕𒅈 𒀸·reed basket for a banquet
12[...]·....
13[...]·....
14[...]·....
15[...]·....
16[...]·....
17a-ba-[...]𒁕𒉿Aba-
18ha-[...]𒄩may he
19[...]·....
20ba-la a-ga-de3{ki}𒉿𒆷 𒁕𒂵·Bala of Agade
21[usz-hi]-u3#-[ri]··𒌋·he caused to rise.
22hi-it#𒄭𒀉a curse
23zi-hi-[in]𒉈𒄭·pomegranate
24hu-tu-[un]𒊑𒂅·utun
25hu-ur-[tu2]𒊑𒋺·(a kind of flying insect)
26bi-ti-ir#𒁉𒁲𒄈he dedicated it.
27in-[ri]𒅔·he built.
28[...]-me-[in]𒅗·... are...
reverse column 1
1[ha-ap-hu]·𒀊·(a kind of insect)
2[ba]-la# a-[ga]-de3{ki}·𒆷 𒁕··of the cities of Agade
3ha-dam#-[ti]𒄩𒁮·adamti
4in-gi# tu-un#𒅔𒄀 𒂅𒌦he has restored,
5a-gi#𒁕𒄀A-gi
6[...]·....
7[...]·....
8[hi]-it#?·𒀉robber
9gi#-gu#𒄀𒄖reed mat
10si#-in-gu2#𒁍𒅔𒄘(an anatomical part of the head)
11ir [x]-hu-[x]𒄈 ·𒊑·......
12in-[gi]𒅔·Ingi
13gu2-li#-[ir]𒄘𒇷·Gulir
14na-ra-[am-{d}suen]𒈾𒅆··Naram-Sin
15ir me#-[ri]𒄈 𒅗·......
16pu-[bi2-szu-ra]𒁍·𒊒·of his mouth
17ir [in-gi]𒄈 ··... of Ingi
18ha-[ni-in]𒄩··he fashioned it.
19na-[bi2-ip]𒈾··he smote.
20[gi-ri-ip]·𒊑·reed basket
21[zu-ki-ip]·𒆠·to cut off
22[{d}na-hi-ti]·𒄭·Naiti
23[ha-ti-ir zu-kir]·𒁲𒄈 𒀸·the one who removes the inscription
24[{d}nin-szuszin]··For Ninuina
25[hu-ur-tu-ur]·𒋺𒂅·a kind of flying insect
26[zu-kir]··(a kind of insect)
reverse column 2
1[{d}si-a-szum]·𒁕·To Siaum
2[{d}na-ap-ir]·𒀊·Nebuchadnezzar
3[{d}na-ru14-de3]·𒊒·To Narude
4[gi-da-ar]·𒁕·reed mat
5[zu-ki]-ir··𒄈to smite
6li#-e11𒇷𒇯𒁺may he bring.
7hu-ur#-tu2𒊑𒋺𒂅(a kind of flying insect)
8[da-ri2]-ip#··𒅁(a kind of profession)
9[na-ra-am-{d}suen-ib-ba]·𒅆𒄠·𒅁·Naram-Sin-ibba
10[ni-gi-si]-ba-an#·𒄀·𒉿𒁹Nigisiban
11[zi]-la#-ni-[e]·𒆷𒉌·to be taken away
12[hu-ut]-ti-li··𒁲𒇷uttili
13[na-bi2]-ip#··𒅁he smote.
14[{d}su-si-ib]-ba·𒁍·𒉿Susiba
15[...]·....
16[...]·....
17[...]·....
18ha-al ma#-si#-li𒄩𒀠 𒈠𒁍𒇷the cult center of Asili,
19ma-an𒈠𒁹man
20a-ni a-ha hu-ra#-in𒁕𒉌 𒁕𒄩 𒊑𒅆𒅔his brother, he sat down.
21gi#-li𒄀𒇷reed
22zi-la-ni-e-ip𒉈𒆷𒉌𒂊𒅁he smote
23[a]-ti#-in·𒁲𒅔Atin
24a-x-x𒁕××A-,
25si-ha-ar#𒁍𒄩𒅈(a kind of insect)
26zi-la-[ni-e]𒉈𒆷··and his life
27hu-[ut-ti-li]𒊑·𒁲·uttili
28[...]·....
29[...]·....
30[na-bi2-ip]·𒁉·he smote
reverse column 3
1[gi-ri-ip]·𒊑·reed basket
2[zu-ki-ip]·𒆠·to cut off
3[{d}na-hi-ti]·𒄭·Naiti
4ha#-ti#-ir# zu-kir#𒄩𒁲𒄈 𒀸𒄫the one who removes the incantation
5{d}nin-szuszin·𒈹𒂞For Ninuina
6hu-ur-tu-ur𒊑𒋺𒂅𒋺hurtur,
7zu-kir#𒀸𒄫(a kind of insect)
8{d}si-a-szum·𒁕·of Si’aum
9{d}na-pi-ir#·𒉿𒄈Napir
10{d}[na-ru14-de3]·𒊒·of Narude
11gi-[da-ar zu-kir]𒄀·𒅈 𒀸·reed mat for the reed mat
12{d}[...]·For the god
13hu-[...]𒊑......
14na-[...]𒈾Na-
15hu-ur#-[tu-ur]𒊑𒋺··hurtur
16da-ri2#-[ir]𒁕𒊑·eternal
17na-ra-am-[{d}suen]-ni-ra#𒈾𒅆𒄠·𒉌𒅆Naram-Sin
18li-e11𒇷𒇯𒁺may he bring.
19a-ha-ar𒁕𒄩𒅈to take away
20si-ba lut𒁍𒉿 𒂁the horns of humanity
21lu-gi-li ki-ti𒇲𒄀𒇷 𒆠𒁲Lu-gili of the earth
22ki-lu a-ni a-ha-ar ha-in𒆠𒇲 𒁕𒉌 𒁕𒄩𒅈 𒄩𒅔he is a liar, he is a lion,
23zi-la-ni-e𒉈𒆷𒉌𒂊and his life
24a-si11-in𒁕𒁍𒅔he erected
25a-ha-ar ha-asz2-ak-li𒁕𒄩𒅈 𒄩𒀸𒀝𒇷before aakl
26si11-lut-[li]𒁍𒂁·(a kind of profession)
27ba-x-[x]𒉿×·...
28[...]·....
reverse column 4
1[...]·....
2[...]·....
3na#?-[...]𒈾Na-
4bi-[ir-ra]-ak#-li𒁉··𒀝𒇷Birrak-li
5hu-ut nu-uk-li𒊑𒌓 𒉡𒊌𒇷rejoicing of the nukulti priest
6hu-ra-ak-li𒊑𒅆𒀝𒇷urakl
7ba-la-ni-bi𒉿𒆷𒉌𒁉and his own life
8ma-an𒈠𒁹man
9su-ri-ni-in𒆸𒊑𒉌𒅔he smote
10in-ni-ip𒅔𒉌𒅁he smote
11li-ih𒇷𒄴may he rejoice.
12a-ni ze2#-hi-in𒁕𒉌 𒍣𒄭𒅔his father who begot him
13ru14#-tu#-ni-ri𒊒𒂅𒉌𒊑Rtuniri
14gu4-si-li𒄖𒁍𒇷(a kind of bull)
15[{d}si]-mu#-ut·𒄭𒌓of Simut
16a-ka-da ba-ah-si-li𒁕𒅗𒁕 𒉿𒄴𒁍𒇷at the mouth of Basili
17bi-ti-ir𒁉𒁲𒄈he dedicated it.
18na-ra-am-{d}suen-ni-ra𒈾𒅆𒄠·𒉌𒅆Naram-Sin
19li-ti-bi2𒇷𒁲𒁉may he live.
20gu2-lu lik-li𒄘𒇲 𒌨𒇷may he be glad.
21ha-ni-ni-e𒄩𒉌𒉌𒂊Hanini
22pil2-ga-li𒉈𒂵𒇷Pilgali,
23ru14-tu-ni-ri𒊒𒂅𒉌𒊑Rtuniri
24ru-hu-ur𒊒𒊑𒋺ruur,
25zi-ga-lu-gu-ra𒉈𒂵𒇲𒄖𒅆Zigalugu
26gu2-si-isz-li𒄘𒁍·𒇷Gusili
27ki-ri-ir-ri𒆠𒊑𒄈𒊑of the lands
28la#-[an?]𒆷·(a kind of profession)
29[...]·....
reverse column 5
1[...]·....
2[...]·....
3gu-gu#𒄖𒄖(a kind of profession)
4a-ha# ku-ru-uk-li𒁕𒄩 𒆪𒊒𒊌𒇷together with Kurukli
5na-bi2-ip𒈾𒁉𒅁Nabip
6gi-ri-ip𒄀𒊑𒅁reed basket
7zu-ki-ip𒀸𒆠𒅁to break, break
8gu2-la𒄘𒆷Gula
9sa-an𒊓𒁹a kind of grass
10sa-mi-in𒊓𒈪𒅔of Samin,
11[ha]-al-hi·𒀠𒄭(a kind of insect)
12bi-ir#-ga-an𒁉𒄈𒂵𒁹he smote,
13zi-la-ni-e-pe𒉈𒆷𒉌𒂊𒉿to strew
14ha-asz2-ak-li𒄩𒀸𒀝𒇷aakl
15ha-ar𒄩𒅈(a kind of insect)
16a-ni a-ha-at ti-ga-an𒁕𒉌 𒁕𒄩𒀜 𒁲𒂵𒁹to the side of the tigan
17hu-ur-ti-pe𒊑𒋺𒁲𒉿(a kind of insect)
18ni-ka𒉌𒅗of your own
19PI-ti-in𒉿𒁲𒅔PI-tin
20a-ha-an ha-asz2-ak-li𒁕𒄩𒁹 𒄩𒀸𒀝𒇷together with aakl
21pe-il-mi-in𒉿𒅋𒈪𒅔he fashioned.
22hu-ni-bi2-in𒊑𒉌𒁉𒅔he built for him.
23si11-ma𒁍𒈠a kind of profession
24a-ha-an ha-asz2-ak-li𒁕𒄩𒁹 𒄩𒀸𒀝𒇷together with aakl
25na-bi2-ip𒈾𒁉𒅁Nabip
26gi-ri-ip𒄀𒊑𒅁reed basket
27zu-ki-ip𒀸𒆠𒅁to break, break
28{[d]}na-hi-ti·𒄭𒁲Naiti
29[ha]-ti-e zu-kir·𒁲𒂊 𒀸𒄫he swore.
30[{d}nin-szuszin]··For Ninuina
31[hu-ur-tu-ur zu-kir]·𒋺𒂅𒋺 𒀸·a reed hut, a tree
reverse column 6
1[{d}si-a-szum]·𒁕·To Siaum
2[{d}na-ap-ir]·𒀊·Nebuchadnezzar
3[{d}na-ru14-de3]·𒊒·To Narude
4[gi-da-ar zu]-kir#·𒁕𒅈 ·𒄫reed basket for a banquet
5a-ga-ra𒁕𒂵𒅆of Aga
6pe-il𒉿𒅋(a kind of insect)
7na-ra-am-{d}suen𒈾𒅆𒄠·Naram-Sin
8bi-ir-ti-ir𒁉𒄈𒁲𒄈he smote,
9{d}nin-szuszin·𒈹𒂞For Ninuina
10mu-ut-hu-ha𒄭𒌓𒊑𒄩Utua
11na-bi2-ip𒈾𒁉𒅁Nabip
12[(x)] x-ba-[x]· ×𒉿·...-ba...
13[...]-pe𒉿......
14[ti/de3]-la#-ak-na·𒆷𒀝𒈾may he not live.
15[du-ni-ik]-li·𒉌·𒇷a cupbearer
16[zi]-la#-ni-e·𒆷𒉌𒂊to make rise and depart
17[ku-tu]-usz-li··𒍑𒇷Kutuli
18[ru]-hu-[sa]-ak·𒊑·𒀝Rushusak
19[hu-ut]-ti-ik-li··𒁲𒅅𒇷he smote
20[ru14-tu]-ni-ri··𒉌𒊑Rtuniri
21[gu4-si]-li··𒇷a kind of bull
22ni-bi [pil2]-ga-li𒉌𒁉 ·𒂵𒇷whose fearsomeness is diminished